Table I.

List of countries producing most CO2

Total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 1,000 metric tons
Country2011Country1990
China9,019,518USA4,823,557
USA5,305,570China2,460,744
India2,074,345Russian Federation2,081,840
Russian Federation1,808,073Japan1,094,288
Japan1,187,657Germany929,973
Germany729,458India690,577
Korea, Rep589,426Ukraine641,681
Iran, Islamic Rep586,599United Kingdom555,903
Indonesia563,985Canada435,181
Saudi Arabia520,278Italy417,550
Top 10 Country Total22,384,909Top 10 Country Total14,131,294
World Total32,407,893World Total20,649,856
Top 10 Contribution69%Top 10 Contribution68%
Canada485,463France375,633
South Africa477,242Poland368,398
Mexico466,549South Africa319,795
United Kingdom448,236Mexico314,291
Brazil439,413Australia263,848
Italy397,994Kazakhstan261,307
Australia369,040Korea, Rep246,943
France338,805Spain218,597
Turkey320,840Saudi Arabia217,948
Poland317,287Iran, Islamic Rep211,135
Top 20 Country Total26,445,778Top 20 Country Total16,929,189
World Total32,407,893World Total20,649,856
Top 20 Contribution82%Top 20 Contribution82%
Source: The World Bank (2014) 
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